(A) The fees or charges provided for by this chapter shall be a debt due and owing the town beginning on July 1 of each fiscal year. It shall be a personal obligation of the owner and users which shall be enforceable as provided in W. Va. Code § 8-13-15 or in any other manner now or hereafter provided by law for compelling the payment of taxes due to municipalities.
(B) The town may collect any such fee or charge and all accrued penalties and collection costs, including attorney fees, from the owner or user against whom the service charges have been assessed. The municipality shall also be entitled to recover any and all outside costs of collecting said tax, delinquency fees, and court costs, including, but not limited to, filing fees, service fees, legal fees, attorney fees, or any related costs. Said collection can be accomplished by commencing an action in the Municipal Court or the Magistrate Court of the county or by appropriate proceedings in the Circuit Court of the county, or in any other court of law wherein appropriate jurisdiction can be accomplished, and as set out in the aforementioned code section.
(Ord. 21-003, passed 8-9-2021)